Planetary hours
in Nantes.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Friday, 2 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:06 – 09:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:04 – 10:02
- 3☽︎ Moon10:02 – 11:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 11:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 12:56
- 6♂︎ Mars12:56 – 13:55
- 7☉︎ Sun13:55 – 14:53
- 8♀︎ Venus14:53 – 15:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:51 – 16:49
- 10☽︎ Moon16:49 – 17:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:47 – 18:45
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:45 – 19:43
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:43 – 20:45
- 2☉︎ Sun20:45 – 21:47
- 3♀︎ Venus21:47 – 22:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:51
- 5☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 01:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:55 – 02:57
- 8♂︎ Mars02:57 – 03:59
- 9☉︎ Sun03:59 – 05:01
- 10♀︎ Venus05:01 – 06:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 07:05
- 12☽︎ Moon07:05 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Friday, 2 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 11h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 12h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:06 to 09:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.